Improvement in corsets



ANNIE WILSON- CORSET.

No.176,4=99. Patented. April 25, 1876.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QFFIC'E,

ANNIE wILsoN, O NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN CORSETS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 176,499, dated April25, 1876; application filed February 23, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANNIE WILsoN, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented certain Improvements in Corsets and Waists, of whichthe following is the specification:

The object of my invention is a waist or corset constructed as fullydescribed hereafter, to facilitate the attachment of garments thereto,and to transfer the weight of the latter to the shoulder-straps withouttwisting or .straining the body of the article.

In the accompanying drawing, A represents the body of the waist orcorset, provided with straps or a, for extending over the shoulders, andhaving at the lower edge tongues b, to which are attached the buttons,hooks, or other devices for sccurin g the straps of stocking-supporters.

It will be seen that there are four tongues and four points ofattachment for stocking-supporterstwo at the front and two at the backso that each stocking may be supported at both the front and rear, thusholding it up more evenly than when the attachment is made at one point,as usual.

It will be apparent that the four points of attachment may be providedin waists having straight lower edges. The tongues a, however, greatlyfacilitate the attachment of the supporters, inasmuch as they hold thebuttons or other fastenin gs below the waistband, where they are alwaysdifficult to reach, owing to the tightness of the clothing at thispoint. The tongues also have a slight lateral'play, thus accommodatingthemselves to the movements of the wearer, and preventing the twistingof the waist or corset, which is apt to occur when the attachments aremade directly to the body of the article.

It will be seen that in corsets or waists for older children or adultsthe attachment for the skirts or other garments may be carried by thetongues 11, instead of being placed upon the body of the waist orcorset, as heretofore.

In order to prevent the twisting and diagonal strains common in ordinarywaists, the

points for attaching the stocking-supporters are placed below directlyin a line with the points or, where the shoulder-straps are connected tothe body, thus bringing the strain directly upon the shoulders; and inorder to prevent the wrinkling and folding of the waist I cord the sameat five pointsnamely, in the center, at the front, and at y 3 directlybelow each end of each shoulder-strap.

As the cording at y y is in a line with the strain upon theshoulder-straps, greater stiffness is imparted to it, and there is lessliability of the waist folding and wrinkling than there would be if thecording were difi'erently arranged.

Buttons 0 0 may be arranged upon the waist, as usual, for the attachmentof various garments.

I claim-- 1. A waist or corset extended at the lower edge to formhanging tongues I), provided with attachments for the garments, asspecified.

2. The tongues b b, forming part of the corset, extending below thelower edge, and arranged in lines directly below the points where theshoulder-straps are attached, as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

- ANNIE WILSON.

Witnesses:

SYLVESTER POP L. O. WARNER.

